NOUN
  • Definition - An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  • Definition - A member of a primitive society.
  • Definition - A simple-minded person.
  • Definition - A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
  • Definition - Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
  • Definition - A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
  • Definition - A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
  • Example - primitive innocence;   the primitive church
  • Definition - Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
  • Example - a primitive style of dress
  • Synonyms - backwards
  • Definition - Crude, obsolete.
  • Example - primitive ideas
  • Definition - (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
  • Example - a primitive verb
  • Synonyms - radical
  • Definition - Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
  • Example - a primitive verb
  • Definition - Not derived from another of the same type
  • Example - a primitive verb
  • Synonyms - imprimitive
  • Definition - Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
  • Example - a primitive verb
  • Synonyms - proto-
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
primitive 16
6 Letter Words
privet 11 permit 10 mitier 8 periti 8 pitier 8
5 Letter Words
viper 10 prime 9 primi 9 tempi 9 rivet 8 merit 7 miter 7 mitre 7 remit 7 timer 7 tripe 7
4 Letter Words
perv 9 impi 8 perm 8 prim 8 temp 8 rive 7 vert 7 vier 7 emir 6 emit 6 item 6 mire 6 miri 6 mite 6 peri 6 pert 6 pier 6 rime 6 ripe 6 term 6 time 6 tipi 6 trem 6 trim 6 trip 6 rite 4 tier 4 tire 4
3 Letter Words
vim 8 imp 7 rev 6 vet 6 vie 6 met 5 mir 5 per 5 pet 5 pie 5 pit 5 rem 5 rep 5 rim 5 rip 5 tip 5 ire 3 rei 3 ret 3 tie 3
2 Letter Words
em 4 me 4 mi 4 pe 4 pi 4 er 2 et 2 it 2 re 2 te 2 ti 2
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